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***Gov. Diri congratulates Player, Prosperity Cup COC** Bayelsa Governor's Football Tournament christened the Prosperity Cup Season 5 attacking sensation, Benjamin Precious has taken a big leap in his quest to play in the elite class of European football. Precious, who was the toast of fans and scouts in the SPOCS scouting programme at  Remo, Ogun State and in the 3rd Douye Diri International Scouting Tournament in Yenegoa, Bayelsa State as well as the 2023 Bayelsa Governor's Football Tournament tagged the "Prosperity Cup" has joined German Bundisliger side, TSG Hoffenheim. Precious who helped Dreams Football Academy to reach the quarter finals of Nigeria's largest grassroots football fiesta is joining the German top flight club, after a brief stint in the Gambian league, where he also put up a brilliant performance. 18 years old Benjamin Precious joins the class of other Nigerian players like Kevin Akpoguma (2013 to 2015, Chinedu Obasi Ogbuke (2007 to...

Team Bayelsa will be participating in five team sports at the National Sports Festival which will be held in Abeokuta, Ogun State after the completion of the South South zonal elimination in Benin City, the Edo State capital on Wednesday. Bayelsa arrived Benin City on Sunday with a total of 218 contingent comprising athletes and officials for the zonal elimination. Team Bayelsa qualifed in Basketball female, Volleyball male, Abula male and female, Beach Volleyball male and Hockey female but failed to qualify in Football male and female, Handball, Abula mixed double as well as the male Hockey team.  Assessing the performance of the athletes, Director of Sports, Bayelsa State Sports Council, Sir Braveman Wodi, described the outing as a fair performance from the athletes, stating that few of the games were lost by default. According to him, Bayelsa qualifed in six events out of the ten in the zonal elimination, that preparation for the National Sports Festival has already ...

Bayelsa State Football Association has commended  governor Douye Diri for the proposed construction of 25,000 capacity ultra modern stadium at Igbogene Yenagoa the Bayelsa State Capital. The state football association in a statement signed by the chairman Bar Poubeni Ogun and secretary Diseye Nwankwe lauded the governor for conceiving the vision to construct the new stadium. According to the statement, the governor's desire to give Bayelsa a state of the art stadium with modern facility is indicative of the prosperity administration's undiminished passion for the development of sports.  The statement notes that the Bayelsa' state football governing body was elated to see the new stadium's groundbreaking, stating that successes recorded in the last five years under the prosperity administration with Samson Siasia Stadium have shown that the state needs another facility to accommodate more sports. It notes that the governor's vision to construct a new stad...

Team Bayelsa on Tuesday began their campaign in the ongoing South South zonal elimination for team sports with victories in different sports ahead of the National Sports Festival coming up in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. Bayelsa in Beach Volleyball beat host Edo State 2-0 while Volleyball male took their opponent to the cleaners. Bayelsa in the first game of the day beat Delta 3-0; 18-25, 25-19, 22-25, triumphed 3-0 against Edo; 25- 21, 25- 11, 25- 19 to qualify for the National Sports Festival slated for May this year. Basketball female beat Delta 46-31 and will next face Edo State on Wednesday by 8:00am at the Emotan College, Wire road, Benin City. Hockey male in their first game lost 2-1 to Delta while the female team on the other hand piped Edo 1-0. Hockey male team who had earlier lost 1-2 to Delta kept their qualification hopes alive with a 2-0 win over Edo State.  Bayelsa female Hockey team need a draw to qualify while the male team need to beat ...

Team Bayelsa will compete in seven sports in the ongoing South South zonal elimination for team sports ahead of the 23rd National Sports Festival in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Bayelsa State contingent arrived in Benin City, the Edo State capital on Sunday, February 23, 2025 with a total of 218 athletes and officials comprising volleyball male, Football male and female, Hockey male and female, Basketball female and Handball male. With the completion of the technical meeting on Monday for the zonal elimination, the various states will now proceed to the fiesta to decide the states that will qualify to represent the region in team sports for the festival.  Speaking shortly after the meeting, Director of Sports and chairman South South Directors of Sports, Sir Braveman Wodi said that Bayelsa is fully prepared for the elimination, stating that the contingents are in Benin to give the state good representation.  According to him, the essence of the meeting was to ensure that ...

The National Association of Nigeria Professional Footballers (NANPF) Bayelsa state council has inaugurated a new executive that will pilot the affairs of the union in the state. The inauguration which was held at the NUJ press center, Yenagoa was monitored by NANPF secretary and former international, Austin Popo represented by Dr.Timi Osaka  alongside the chairman of the Trade Union Congress, TUC Bayelsa Council, Dr. Laye Julius and players of the various clubs. Bayelsa NANPF inaugurated members are Fubara Owonaro, Administrative Secretary also state chairman, Bayelsa United captain, Gabriel Biriduba will serve as vice chairman, Odoni James as assistant administrative secretary and secretary, Ebisene Ernest Citiboi FC captain member, Jeffrey Ebidei Bayelsa United Feeders captain member. Others are Iweikumo Wariebowei, captain FC Silina member, Emmanuel Ogenetega Bayelsa Queens captain member, Rose Siloko Women Leader Ex player representing NANPF TUC Women Wi...

***Plan five day Intensive Certificate Programme for Bayelsa Coaches In Collaboration With the NFF*** Over one hundred referees based in Bayelsa State have been equipped with modern officiating techniques ahead of the commencement of Nigeria's biggest grassroots football fiesta, the Bayelsa Governor's Football Tournament christened the Prosperity Cup across the eight LGA. The exercise was put together by the organizers of the Prosperity Cup in collaboration with the Nigeria Referees Association (NRA), Bayelsa State Referees Council, Bayelsa State Football Association and the Ministry of Sports Development. The two day refresher course for the umpires had two sections, theory and practical, with the programme climaxing with the practical session taking place at the Samson Siasia Stadium.  Addressing journalists shortly after the exercise, a renowned referee's instructor and FIFA accessor, Peter Edibe said he was happy to see kids within the age of eig...